Movies like Rise of the Witch (2022)
The best movies like Rise of the Witch (2022) are DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022), Looking for Mr. Right (2014) and Down to You (2000). If Rise of the Witch hooked you with its fantasy and drama, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLabyrinth (1986)7.3/10 from 2,913 votes
- NewestEra Uma Vez...Um Livro (2026)Released 2026
DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022)
Deemo is a lonely individual who lives in solitude, playing the piano in a castle. One day, a girl who has lost her memory falls from the sky. Wanting to help her recover her memories and return to her world, Deemo discovers that a tree kept atop the piano will grow whenever the piano is played.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
Looking for Mr. Right (2014)
A struggling writer is forced to fake a relationship to save her career, while overlooking the love of a longtime friend.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & drama
Down to You (2000)
College coeds in New York City, Al, the son of a celebrity chef, and Imogen, a talented artist, become smitten the second they lay eyes on one another at a bar. However, the road to happiness is not a smooth one. Outside forces, including a predatory porn star who wants to lure Al into her bed, threaten to pull apart the young lovers before their romance has a chance to really flourish.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Heir to the Underworld (2020)
Sentenced to spend a day with the imprisoned demons, a woman who belongs to the noblest celestial clan meets someone who changes her world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy & drama
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
The Empire of Izmer is a divided land: elite magicians called “mages” rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina vows to bring equality and prosperity to her land, the evil mage Profion plots to depose her.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDogtooth (2009)
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGhosted (2023)
GHOSTED is a British romantic comedy drama film in which an aspiring actress falls for a man on their first date.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Labyrinth (1986)
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into a fantastical world to rescue him from the Goblin King. Guarding his castle is the labyrinth itself, a twisted maze of deception, populated with outrageous characters and unknown dangers.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAgainst All Odds (1984)
Terry Brogan, a cynical former football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of ruthless LA nightclub owner Jake Wise. But trouble brews when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island—and Jake dispatches his henchman to bring the lovers back.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSiegfried & Roy: Masters of the Impossible (1996)
Inspired by the theatrical magicians Siegfried and Roy, this animated adventure transplants the stage personalities into a fantastical world called Sarmoti, where the once powerful witches and fairies of the land have had their magical abilities stolen by an invading race from Endland. Now, heroic magic wielders Siegfried, Roy, and Roy's magical white tiger Manticore are the only ones who can set things right - if they can just get along with each other.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Vein Wound (1980)
A provincial son who just finished law school embarked on becoming a successful man, even if it means leaving behind his former life and seducing a woman beyond his means.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Wonderwell (2023)
In an idyllic Italian village, a young American girl on the threshold of adolescence is swept into a timeless magical adventure in Wonderwell.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Return to Oz (1964)
Rather than adapt a later or create a new Oz story, this production has Dorothy still in posession of the shoes, and she clings to an apple tree during a tornado which takes her back to Oz. The Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion (using the names created for the nearly-abstract television series, Tales of the Wizard of Oz, from which this was derived) have had their MGM gifts destroyed by the restored Wicked Witch, and the four proceed to the Wizard for help, who is ineffectual as usual.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Era Uma Vez...Um Livro (2026)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Eragon (2006)
In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisNube (2024)
After witnessing an old dark stormy cloud painfully rain and die in sorrow; Noma, a puffy white cloud realizes that Mixtli, her daughter, a dark stormy cloud, is in danger of raining prematurely.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and traitorous lord of Rohan seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMob Cops (2025)
A retired NYPD detective writes a book about his family's ties to the mob, igniting a firestorm between the corrupt cops working for the city's brutal crime boss and the officers trying to bring them to justice.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Rise of the Witch?
The closest matches to Rise of the Witch are DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022), Looking for Mr. Right (2014) and Down to You (2000). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Rise of the Witch?
Start with DEEMO Memorial Keys (2022), the closest match to Rise of the Witch.
What is the highest-rated movie like Rise of the Witch?
Labyrinth (1986), rated 7.3/10 by 2,913 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Rise of the Witch?
Era Uma Vez...Um Livro (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Rise of the Witch?
Yes: Looking for Mr. Right (2014), Down to You (2000) and Dungeons & Dragons (2000).
How are movies similar to Rise of the Witch chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Rise of the Witch, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.